Open AccessNeutron star with C atmosphere
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2009.50604_5.x
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , neutron star , star (game theory) , physics , astrophysics , astrobiology , astronomy , meteorology
The neutron star at the heart of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant has a thin carbon atmosphere, masking the X‐ray emission that was expected, but not detected.